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The Milwaukee Brewers officially announced their group of September call-ups on Tuesday afternoon.

As I reported Monday evening, Taylor Jungmann is among those called up. Jungmann has worked hard to regain his form in the minors this season following his demotion on April 29.

“It was a process going through that, ” Jungmann told me. “It was a struggle. It was frustrating at times.”

He needed to rein in his mechanics to get himself through those frustrations, but the high altitudes in Colorado Springs were not exactly conducive. “I’m not even talking about that place, ” Jungmann said with a smile.

It got to the point with the Sky Sox where Jungmann was mentally beaten down. He was given some time off from the struggle to reset mentally by being sent to Maryvale and working with the group in extended Spring Training.

“I really think that was a turning point. I was glad that they allowed me to do that. It was a situation where I was struggling pretty bad, ” Jungmann admitted. “It was some time to really work on my mechanics and throw a couple of live [batting practices] where I could get in a situation where I wasn’t trying to compete too hard or overdo it or have to worry about results.”

When it was time to begin worrying again, the Brewers transferred Jungmann to Double-A Biloxi

“No. I wasn’t taking [the transfer] as a demotion, ” recalled Jungmann. “We kind of talked about it. We just wanted to get me…in a situation and environment where I could succeed. I think it was good for me.”

The overarching theme to Jungmann’s response are that he needed to get back to being himself. Being himself was good enough to compete in the big leagues once, after all.

“Really just trying to get back to who I am, not trying to be somebody else. Really just sticking with my mechanics and trusting them and just getting back to where I was and trusting it is the biggest thing.”

Jungmann admitted that he hadn’t yet had the conversations about what role he would play in September. Asked later, manager Craig Counsell said that at least over the next nine days, Jungmann’s role would be out of the bullpen but that he hadn’t made any decisions about the rotation beyond that. There is a chance some guys might reach innings limits and there would be a chance for Jungmann to possibly start.

The big Texan is worried about that just yet though.

“I’m just glad to be here, glad to get another opportunity to show that I can throw and get back to where I was.”

List is subject to change but here’s the original list as released by the Brewers.

Players:

Orlando Arcia (canceled 1/30 due to illness)

Jacob Barnes

Yhonathan Barrios

Michael Blazek

Ryan Braun

Keon Broxton

Chris Carter

Garin Cecchini

Trent Clark

Clint Coulter

Tyler Cravy (canceled 1/30 due to illness)

Zach Davies

Ramon Flores

Matt Garza (added 1/20)

Scooter Gennett (removed 1/26 due a conflict)

David Goforth

Junior Guerra

Josh Hader

Adrian Houser

Jeremy Jeffress

Taylor Jungmann

Corey Knebel

Jorge Lopez

Damien Magnifico (canceled on 1/29 due to illness)

Martin Maldonado

Jimmy Nelson

Shane Peterson

Brett Phillips

Michael Reed

Domingo Santana

Will Smith

Tyler Thornburg

Jonathan Villar (added 1/20)

Tyler Wagner(traded to ARI 1/30)

Colin Walsh

Coaches/Manager

Craig Counsell

Darnell Coles

Joe Crawford

Derek Johnson

Marcus Hanel

Jason Lane

Pat Murphy

Ed Sedar

Carlos Subero

Lee Tunnell

Matt Erickson (Timber Rattlers manager)

Alumni

Don August

Jerry Augustine

Jeff Cirillo (added 1/21)

Rollie Fingers

Jim Gantner

Larry Hisle

Davey Nelson

Ken Sanders (added 1/20)

Gorman Thomas

Greg Vaughn

Paul Wagner (added 1/20)

Robin Yount(canceled 1/22 due to personal conflict)

*UPDATE*

Here is some additional information from the official release about Brewers On Deck:

Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $9 for children 14 and under. Tickets on the day of the event are $20 for adults and $15 for children 14 and under. On the day event, cash is the only accepted form of payment for admittance. A portion of the proceeds from Brewers On Deck will benefit Brewers Community Foundation. Tickets may be purchased at the Miller Park ticket office by calling the Brewers ticket office at (414) 902-4000 or online at Brewers.com/ondeck through Friday, January 29.

Once again, food donations will be accepted through Hunger Task Force. Donations can be dropped off at two main entrances to the Wisconsin Center, located at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, and 4th Street and Wells Street.

Brewers On Deck will feature a number of activities for the entire family. Autographs and photos from Brewers players, coaches and alumni; interactive games in the Kids Area; Q&A sessions and Klement’s Main Stage game shows with Brewers players, coaches and broadcasters; vendor booths with baseball memorabilia; Brewers Community Foundation’s Treasure Hunt, a 50/50 raffle, live auction and many other activities will all be a part of Brewers On Deck.

During the event, the Brewers will unveil a new book – Explore MKE: Your Neighborhood Our City. The Book is published by SHARP Literacy, Inc. and is sponsored by Brewers Community Foundation and Ryan Braun. It tells the story of two children who share their differing experiences of Milwaukee and are attempting to figure out how they fit in. It also features informational sections that weave together iconic Milwaukee institutions and neighborhood-based landmarks with important themes in common.

SHARP Literacy, Inc. is a non-profit organization that enhances future life success by energizing urban children and motivating them to identify themselves as confident, capable scholars and lifelong learners by inspiring engagement in reading, writing and research through hands on interaction and visual arts.

Details regarding autographs include the following: Recipients of “PREMIER” autographs (players to be announced at a later date) will be chosen through a random selection process. Each fan in attendance will receive one Premier Entry sheet which may be redeemed at the Random Selection area outside the Main Exhibit Hall of the Wisconsin Center. The Premier Entry sheet will be exchanged for a numbered coupon to be entered into the random selection process for any one of the select Brewers players. Coupon distribution will be available at 8 a.m. the day of the event and will continue up to an hour before each designated autograph session. There is no cost for coupons to enter the random selection process; however, those holding winning coupons must pay $25 at the respective autograph stage to collect their player signature. There will be 250 winners for each of the autograph sessions. The winning ticket numbers will be posted at the designated autograph stage no less than 30 minutes prior to each player’s session.

Players and staff not included in the PREMIER autograph list will not use the random selection process. Each of these players will sign 250 autographs at prices ranging from free to $10. A schedule of players, their session times, and distribution info will be posted later. The autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team. For additional information, visit Brewers.com/ondeck.

Autograph proceeds benefit Brewers Community Foundation. Please note that cash is the only acceptable form of payment for autographs. The Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia, and personalization of items is solely up to the discretion of each player.

Each season, every city’s chapter of the Baseball Writer’s Association of America votes on team awards for the respective clubs based there. Milwaukee is no exception. As such, the seven members of the Milwaukee BBWAA chapter voted on the standard awards as they always do. The winners of the same were announced this morning.

Here is a breakdown of the voting (where provided in the official press release) for each of the five awards.

Welcome to the first installment of my annual column series counting down to Brewers Opening Day!

Veteran readers know the drill, but for all of you who may not have found my work until the regular season started last year here’s the skinny. We count down to Opening Day for the Milwaukee Brewers — Monday, April 6th this year — by profiling a different Brewers player on certain days along the way. Who I profile on a specific day is determined by the jersey number that the player will be wearing while in big league camp at Spring Training.

So, to illustrate, April 4th is two days away from Opening Day. Scooter Gennett wears #2 on his jersey. I profile Scooter Gennett on April 4th. Make sense? Okay, one more…

Today is January 18th and we sit 78 days away from Opening Day 2015. The player who has worn 78 on his back in each of his big league spring trainings will do so again in 2015.

That player is…

Taylor Jungmann.

After being selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, the path for Taylor Heath Jungmann seemed to be pretty much laid out. A three-year college pitcher at the University of Texas, Jungmann was viewed as someone who was as much a finished product as anyone in that draft. The Brewers wanted someone who could reach the majors in a couple of years if everything broke right.

The 6’6″ right-hander didn’t pitch in 2011 following a long junior season at Texas with a ton of innings on his arm. He also didn’t sign until late in the year, a product of the old rules governing amateur signing deadlines. Despite it all, he made an encouraging professional debut in 2012 at High-A Brevard County. (It was disappointing on a personal level that he never pitched as a Timber Rattler as I was looking forward to seeing him in person, though perhaps I’ll get my chance if he’s still at Triple-A in June.) By the time a somewhat disappointing 2013 season entirely with the Class-AA Huntsville Stars (10-10 record, 4.33 ERA) concluded, the talk had turned from “maybe not developing as quickly as was hoped” to “maybe he won’t ever get there”. I suppose I understand the scouting reports driving those sentiments, like the concern that Jungmann’s control still hadn’t come around (4.7 BB/9) and his strikeouts were way off the expected pace (5.3 K/9 for a 1.12 K/BB ratio), but I’ve never been one to simply give up on a young and talented guy so quickly. Then again, I’m nothing even close to a professional baseball scout either.

Still, Jungmann was giving people some concern. He would start 2014 back with the Stars, in part because of how full the Class-AAA Nashville Sounds rotation was to begin the year. Jungmann shined in his 52.0 IP with Huntsville. He posted a 2.77 ERA, maintained his 0.7 HR/9 rate, slashed his walk rate to 2.6, and even upped his strikeouts recording 46 for a healthy 8.0 K/9. He earned a promotion to Nashville which was realized in mid-May.

Jungmann pitched strongly in his first taste of Triple-A competition. His ERA predictably went up, and his walk rate jumped probably more than anyone would like, but he increased his strikeout rate and did a lot to be very encouraged about moving forward. For instance, Jungmann allowed at least 4 ER in six of his Triple-A appearances, but none came after July 13th. In fact, Jungmann finished the season with a run of five starts with a game score of at least 60, and six of seven with the other game checking in at 59. His final start saw his give up one earned run over 5.0 IP. He struck out nine in that game, but also walked six. If you take it as a microcosm (which is somewhat unfair given the walks in that game but anyway…), you can see some of the strides he’s made but also that he still has things to work on.

Entering his age 25 season, Jungmann required 40-man roster protection from the Rule 5 Draft last month and in part as a result looks to be the number seven starting pitcher for the Brewers (if the roster construction on Opening Day matches how things are today). I absolutely predict we’ll see Jungmann toe the rubber in The Show in 2015. For the sake of team success, you hope that’s not until September when he gets to experience life as a September call-up, but chances are we’ll see the big Texas-native before that.

The pieces foreseen by the late Bruce Seid and his staff when selecting Jungmann with Milwaukee’s top overall draft pick in 2011 are finally starting to fall into place. Hopefully those pieces are one day a part of a championship puzzle at Miller Park.

But for now, for the six weeks of Spring Training, watch for number 78 to continue to build on the best season of his professional career.

BREWERS ON DECK TO INCLUDE OVER 50 PLAYERS, COACHES, BROADCASTERS & ALUMNI Event to Feature Community Book Drive; Food Donations Accepted through Hunger Task Force

OFFICIAL RELEASE

Nearly 50 Milwaukee Brewers players plus a host of alumni, coaches, front office executives and broadcasters are scheduled to participate in Brewers On Deck, which is set to take place on Sunday, January 25 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Wisconsin Center.

Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $9 for children 14 and under. Tickets on the day of the event are $20 for adults and $15 for children 14 and under. A portion of the proceeds from Brewers On Deck will benefit Brewers Community Foundation. Tickets may be purchased at the Miller Park ticket office, by calling the Brewers ticket office at 414-902-4000, or online at brewers.com/ondeck.

This year the event will feature a community book drive that will help support Next Door’s Books for Kids program. The goal of the Books for Kids campaign is to help all children in Milwaukee’s central city, regardless of their family income or education levels, have books they can call their own. Local author Marla McKenna will help host the event. Fans are encouraged to bring new or gently used children’s books to donate. In appreciation for their contribution, fans who donate a book will receive a free copy of McKenna’s newest publication, “Mom’s Big Catch,” a story based upon events that took place at Miller Park.

Once again food donations will be accepted through Hunger Task. Donations can be dropped off at two main entrances to the Wisconsin Center, located at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, and 4th Street and Wells Street.

Players, coaches and alumni scheduled to attend include (all subject to change):

PLAYERS

Michael Blazek

Ryan Braun

Juan Centeno

Matt Clark

Clint Coulter

Khris Davis

Mike Fiers

Yovani Gallardo

Scooter Gennett

David Goforth

Carlos Gomez

Hector Gomez

Brooks Hall

Jim Henderson

Jeremy Jeffress

Taylor Jungmann

Brandon Kintzler

Corey Knebel (just added)

Adam Lind

Jonathan Lucroy

Kyle Lohse

Hunter Morris

Jimmy Nelson

Gerardo Parra

Wily Peralta

Shane Peterson

Jason Rogers

Luis Sardiñas (just added)

Logan Schafer

Will Smith

Michael Strong

Tyler Thornburg

Rob Wooten

COACHES

Darnell Coles (Hitting Coach)

Joe Crawford (Video/Scouting)

Matt Erickson (Timber Rattlers Mgr.)

Mike Guerrero (1st Base Coach)

Marcus Hanel (Bullpen Catcher)

Rick Kranitz (Pitching Coach)

Jerry Narron (Bench Coach)

Ron Roenicke (Manager)

Ed Sedar (3rd Base Coach)

John Shelby (Outfield Coach)

Lee Tunnell (Bullpen Coach)

ALUMNI

Jerry Augustine

Cecil Cooper

Craig Counsell

Rob Deer

Jim Gantner

Larry Hisle

Brewers On Deck will feature a number of activities for the entire family. Autographs and photos from Brewers players, coaches and alumni; interactive games in the Kids Area; Q&A sessions and game shows with Brewers players, coaches and broadcasters; vendor booths with baseball memorabilia; Brewers Community Foundation’s Treasure Hunt, a 50/50 raffle, live auction and many other activities will all be a part of Brewers On Deck.

Details regarding autographs include the following: Recipients of “PREMIER” autographs (players to be announced next week) will be chosen through a random selection process. Each fan in attendance will receive one Premier Entry sheet which may be redeemed at the Random Selection area outside the Main Exhibit Hall of the Wisconsin Center District. The Premier Entry sheet will be exchanged for a numbered coupon to be entered into the random selection process for any one of the select Brewers players. Coupon distribution will be available at 8 a.m. the day of the event and will continue up to an hour before each designated autograph session. There is no cost for coupons to enter the random selection process; however, those holding winning coupons must pay $10 at the respective autograph stage to collect their player signature. There will be 250 winners for each of the autograph sessions. The winning ticket numbers will be posted at the designated autograph stage no less than 30 minutes prior to each player’s session.

Players and staff not included in the PREMIER autograph list will not use the random selection process. Each of these players will sign 250 autographs at prices ranging from free to $10. A schedule of players, their session times, and distribution info will be posted next week. The autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team; the Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia. For additional information, visit Brewers.com/ondeck.

Autograph proceeds benefit Brewers Community Foundation. Please note that cash is the only acceptable form of payment for autographs. The Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia, and personalization of items is solely up to the discretion of each player.

A detailed schedule of all Brewers On Deck events will be released next week.

***UPDATE! Here is the schedule…***

Recipients of “PREMIER” autographs Ryan Braun, Carlos Gomez, Jonathan Lucroy and Bob Uecker will be chosen through a random selection process. Each fan in attendance will receive one Premier Entry card which may be redeemed at the Random Selection area outside the Main Exhibit Hall of the Wisconsin Center. The Premier Entry card will be exchanged for a numbered coupon and entered into the random selection process for any one of the select Brewers players. Coupon distribution will be available at 8 a.m. the day of the event and will continue up to an hour before each designated autograph session.

There is no cost for coupons to enter the random selection process; however, those holding winning coupons must pay $10 at the respective autograph stage to collect their player signature. There will be 250 winners for each of the autograph sessions. The winning ticket numbers will be posted at the designated autograph stage no less than 30 minutes prior to each player’s session. A schedule is listed below:

PREMIER AUTOGRAPH SCHEDULE

Player Signing Time Stage

Bob Uecker 12:30 – 1:15 5

Ryan Braun 1:00 – 1:45 6

Jonathan Lucroy 2:30 – 3:15 3

Carlos Gomez 3:00 – 3:45 1

Players and staff not included in the above autograph list will not use the random selection process. Each of those players will sign 250 autographs at prices ranging from free to $10.

The autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team; the Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia, and personalization of items is solely up to the discretion of each player (BOLD ITALICS – Premier Autograph).

Autograph Schedule – MAIN STAGES

Stage 1

10:30 – 11:15 Scooter Gennett ($10)

12:00 – 12:45 Logan Schafer ($10)

1:30 – 2:15 Mike Fiers ($10)

3:00 – 3:45 Carlos Gomez ($10)

Stage 2

12:30 – 1:15 Jim Henderson ($10)

2:00 – 2:45 Gerardo Parra ($10)

3:30 – 4:15 Will Smith ($10)

Stage 3

11:30 – 12:15 Adam Lind ($10)

2:30 – 3:15 Jonathan Lucroy ($10)

3:45 – 4:30 Wily Peralta ($10)

Stage 4

10:30 – 11:15 Brandon Kintzler ($10)

12:00 – 12:45 Rob Wooten ($10)

1:30 – 2:15 Khris Davis ($10)

Stage 5

11:00 – 11:45 Jimmy Nelson ($10)

12:30 – 1:15 Bob Uecker ($10)/Mark Attanasio ($0)

3:30 – 4:15 Jeremy Jeffress ($10)

Stage 6

11:30 – 12:15 Tyler Thornburg ($10)

1:00 – 1:45 Ryan Braun ($10)

3:45 – 4:30 Kyle Lohse ($10)

Players who are not listed above will sign free autographs on the Bonus Stage all day long.

Please note that cash is the only acceptable form of payment for autographs.

The 620 WTMJ Stage will broadcast live from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and will include interviews with Brewers players and coaches.

New this year, fans are invited to stop by the Social Media Stage for fun and games. Fans can also post their photos from the event to Twitter and/or Instagram using the hashtag #BrewersOnDeck for a chance to win prizes such as a trip down Bernie Brewer’s slide, game tickets and more. For contest rules, visit brewers.com/onDeck.

Children are invited to visit the Farm Teams Infield for free batting and hitting clinics scheduled throughout the day. Brewers alumni and players will be on hand for the instructional sessions. Kids can run around the field or try a quick game of ping pong with Brewers players.

Klement’s Main Stage Schedule

10:15 a.m. – Welcome – Brewers television broadcaster Craig Coshun will welcome fans to Brewers On Deck. The winners of the seven T-Shirt Friday designs will be introduced to fans.

Several of the newest jersey numbers for Brewers 40-man rosterees were updated last night.

If you’ve read me for any length of time, you probably know what a number nerd I am by now. After all, these numbers are an impetus behind my annual countdown to Opening Day.

Without further ado, here are the number updates which also will be where you can find these players in said countdown.

Logan Schafer, who gave up his #22 when Matt Garza was signed during last year’s Brewers On Deck fanfest, now had to give up his #1 after the team retired it for outgoing commissioner and former owner Bud Selig. Schafer gets #7 for 2015.

Brooks Hall was listed without a number for a time but returns to the 63 he wore last spring as a new 40-man add.

There has been some decent 40-man roster turnover since Spring Training. I mark the passage of time from (roughly) the turn of the calendar until Brewers Opening Day by previewing players who wear a certain uniform number on the corresponding day.

We’re 98 days away from Opening Day, so we won’t get underway on this thing quite yet, but once the countdown coincides with a jersey, you’ll see the first column go up.

I’ll write an article reviewing Ryan Braun’s 2014 and looking ahead to his 2015 and post it on March 29, 2015.

Make sense? Here’s another example:

Jonathan Broxton wears number 51.

51 days before April 6th is February 14th.

I’ll post my Broxton column on February 14th.

I do a column on every player who is on the Brewers 40-man roster along with most Spring Training non-roster invitees. I’ll update this space with a full schedule once the uniform numbers for the newest 40-man additions are announced. I’ll update it again as non-roster invitees are revealed.

Thanks for reading and sticking with me this winter. BBtJN is a very popular series and I thank you for that. Stay tuned!

Today the Brewers announced the additions of three players to the 40-man roster, a move that comes ahead of today’s deadline to protect those players from the Rule 5 Draft. The Rule 5 Draft takes places each December on the last day of baseball’s annual Winter Meetings.

Last year the Brewers protected four players: infielders Hunter Morris and Jason Rogers, and pitchers Kevin Shackelford (since removed) and Brooks Hall.

Morris and Hall were hurt for a stretch of time in 2014, though Hall pitched well making up time in the Arizona Fall League following surgery. Jason Rogers was among Milwaukee’s September call-ups in 2014.

The Brewers had nearly a full 40-man roster of players to consider for protection (38), including 22 who were eligible for the Rule 5 Draft for the first time.

Here are the three prospects who were protected with a little bit more information about each of them.

Taylor Jungmann is a big (6’6″) right-handed pitcher who was the team’s top overall draft pick (12th overall) in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Texas. He split time this season between Double-A Huntsville and, after an earned promotion, Triple-A Nashville. He posted a combined 12-10 record in 27 starts and one appearance out of the bullpen right after his promotion to Triple-A. Jungmann, who turns 25 next month, posted a composite 3.57 ERA in 153.2 innings. He struck out 147 hitters overall, 101 of which came in his 101.2 innings at Nashville.

Mike Strong, who turned 26 three days ago, earned protection after a long and successful 2014. The southpaw pitcher played for three different teams this year, making all but one regular season appearance with High-A Brevard County before a one-game season-ender with Huntsville (where he pitched 4.0 scoreless in relief) and then participating in the Arizona Fall League as a member of the Glendale Desert Dogs. In the Florida State League, Strong was 2-2 with a 2.50 ERA in 75.2 innings pitched across 30 games (six starts). He struck out 78 batters as a Manatee, saved four games, and posted a 1.044 WHIP. In Arizona, his 1.98 ERA in 11 games, two saves, and 14 punchies in 13.2 innings were a cherry on top of his case to make the 40-man roster.

Yadiel Rivera is the third player protected this year and is considered to be nearly ready defensively for the Major Leagues. Before 2014, however, Rivera’s bat was lagging significantly behind. Still just 22 years old, Rivera slashed .258/.309/.374 combined in 2014, with a line of .262/.304/.410 at Double-A following his late-June promotion from High-A. He still needs development at the plate, and Orlando Arcia will be nipping at his heels at shortstop in the system, but with his defensive profile and step forward as a hitter, Rivera deserved protection.

With these three additions, the Brewers 40-man roster currently stands at 39 players.

Of note is that the Brewers are still considering the addition of a fourth player to the 40-man roster in advance of today’s 11pm CT deadline. That report came via a tweet from beat writer Tom Haudricourt who called GM Doug Melvin for comments on Jungmann, Strong, and Rivera.

Just talked to #Brewers GM Doug Melvin. Teams have until 11 p.m. to add players to 40-man roster. David Goforth still being discussed.

And given what we know about Yovani Gallardo’s ankle and the likelihood that he’ll miss (at least) one start — his next is scheduled for Sunday in Miami — it sure makes sense that Jungmann will be starting for Nelson tonight for the Triple-A Nashville Sounds so that Nelson can make his season debut for the Brewers on Sunday.

Also newsworthy, @Jimmy_J_Nelson won’t start tonight for Nashville. That’s all aligning for Nelson to start for #Brewers on Sunday.

Nelson has dominated Triple-A hitters this season, to the tune of a 5-1 record, 1.71 ERA in 58.0 IP, 58 K, and a 57.4% ground ball rate. He’s allowed just 17 walks and 37 hits which gives him a 0.97 WHIP. And while his BABIP against is .245, that’s supported by a 12.8% line drive rate, a 2.41 FIP and a 2.94 SIERA.

This could be just a single spot start, but also a good look at a key piece of the Milwaukee Brewers future rotation.

The only question surrounding the situation is who goes out to bring Nelson up. We’ll find that out either after the game tomorrow or on Sunday morning.

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